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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granted over $11 million to expand services offered at community health centers in Los Angeles County. The money was made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and comes as more Americans join the ranks of the uninsured.
“More Americans are losing their health insurance and turning to health centers for care,” said Health Resources and Services Administrator (HRSA) Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. “These grants will aid centers in their efforts to provide care to an increasing number of patients during the economic downturn.”
The Increased Demand for Services (IDS) grants were awarded to 28 community health centers in Los Angeles County, and the awards ranged from $100,000 to $1.2 million to be used over the next two years. Nationwide, HHS granted $338 million to 1,128 federally qualified health centers. Grantees submitted plans explaining how IDS funds would be used and strategies to expand services may include, but are not limited to, adding new providers, expanding hours of operations or expanding services.
“With over 2 million of its 10 million residents without health insurance, Los Angeles County already has one of the highest rates of uninsured residents in the U.S.,” said Gloria Rodriguez, President and CEO of the Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County (CCALAC). “Needless to say, these federal dollars offer a welcome relief as clinics provide care for the increasing number of patients seen during this difficult economic time.”
The IDS awards are the second set of community clinic grants provided through the Recovery Act. On March 2, President Obama announced grant money worth $155 million dollars for new health centers nationwide. Health centers in Los Angeles County received $9.1 million of these funds for new sites.
Below are the Federally Qualified Health Centers in Los Angeles County that were awarded IDS grants:
NORTHEAST COMMUNITY CLINIC, INC: $100,000
EL PROYECTO DEL BARRIO, INC.: $412,677
ALL FOR HEALTH, HEALTH FOR ALL: $100,000
CHILDREN'S CLINIC SERVING CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES: $338,451
WATTS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION: $512,506
SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER: $302,871
CHINATOWN SERVICE CENTER LOS ANGELES: $192,223
LOS ANGELES CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTERS: $207,925
EISNER PEDIATRIC & FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER: $425,678
JWCH INSTITUTE, INC.: $447,432
ASIAN PACIFIC HEALTH CARE VENTURE: $355,692
FRANCISCAN CLINICS, DBA QUEENSCARE FAMILY CLINIC: $789,921
ST. JOHNS WELL CHILD & FAMILY CENTER: $734,176
ALTA MED HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION: $802,645
ARROYO VISTA FAMILY HEALTH CENTER: $459,070
UNIVERSITY MUSLIM MEDICAL ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY CLINIC: $133,595
CLINICA MONSENOR OSCAR A. ROMERO: $394,692
T.H.E. CLINIC, INC. LOS ANGELES: $236,272
FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES: $100,000
COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC.: $444,749
MISSION CITY COMMUNITY NETWORK, INC.: $221,938
VALLEY COMMUNITY CLINIC: $406,317
COMMUNITY HEALTH ALLIANCE OF PASADENA: $222,403
NORTHEAST VALLEY HEALTH CORPORATION: $1,215,388
WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER: $289,966
SOUTH BAY FAMILY HEALTHCARE CENTER: $451,502
VENICE FAMILY CLINIC: $124,430
EAST VALLEY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: $739,205
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